1. How and Why Do Cultures Change
How and Why Do Cultures Change? 6th Grade Social Studies Unit 4, Lesson 5

2. Shared
Adaptive
Learned
Culture is…
Elastic
Dynamic
Integrated

3. Although young men used to be given jade pipes by their fathers,
Online Slide Show of Mongolian Nomadic Life. Mongolia Nomads. Global Oneness Project. 3 March 2013 <
Although young men used to be given jade pipes by their fathers,
most herders now smoke cigarettes.

4. .
Online Slide Show of Mongolian Nomadic Life. Mongolia Nomads. Global Oneness Project. 3 March 2013 <
A young nomad herds his animals by motorcycle after an early spring snowstorm

5. Mr. Pizza.. largest pizza delivery chain in Mongolia
Mr. Pizza Ad. 3 March 2013 <
Mr. Pizza.. largest pizza delivery chain in Mongolia

6. Shared
Adaptive
Learned
Culture is…
Elastic
Dynamic
Integrated

7. How and Why Do Cultures Change?

9. Local Invention

10. What is a cultural trait of the Mongolian nomads that is likely to have been a local invention?

11. Online Slide Show of Mongolian Nomadic Life. Mongolia Nomads
Online Slide Show of Mongolian Nomadic Life. Mongolia Nomads. Global Oneness Project. 3 March 2013 <

12. What is another way cultures change?
ACTIVITY
What is another way cultures change?

13. The Road to 200 Million. “Is Facebook Growing Up Too Fast
The Road to 200 Million. “Is Facebook Growing Up Too Fast.” New York Times. 28 March March <

14. Cultural Diffusion

15. What is a cultural trait of the Mongolian nomads that is likely to be the result of cultural diffusion?

16. Online Slide Show of Mongolian Nomadic Life. Mongolia Nomads
Online Slide Show of Mongolian Nomadic Life. Mongolia Nomads. Global Oneness Project. 3 March 2013 <

17. Spread of Chess. Quantum Gambitz. 3 March 2013 <http://www
The Spread of Chess

18. Cultural Hearth of Chess
Spread of Chess. Quantum Gambitz. 3 March 2013 <
The Spread of Chess

19. Ancient Cultural Hearths. Mr. Chavez’s World Geography Page
Ancient Cultural Hearths. Mr. Chavez’s World Geography Page. 3 March 2013 <

20. What cultural trait was spreading?
Religious Cultural Hearths. Ohio Wesleyan University. 3 March 2013 <

21. Religious Cultural Hearths. Ohio Wesleyan University
Religious Cultural Hearths. Ohio Wesleyan University. 3 March 2013 <

22. What cultural trait was spreading?
Spread of English in the Colonial Period. Universitat Duisburg-Essen. 3 March 2013 <

23. Spread of English in the Colonial Period. Universitat Duisburg-Essen
Spread of English in the Colonial Period. Universitat Duisburg-Essen. 3 March 2013 <

24. How do you think cultural traits like chess, religion, and languages spread?

25. How did cultural traits spread?
Travelers

26. How did cultural traits spread?
Travelers
Traders

27. How did cultural traits spread?
Travelers
Traders
Migrants

28. How did cultural traits spread?
Travelers
Traders
Migrants
Warriors

29. Which group has the biggest influence on cultural diversity now?
Travelers
Traders
Migrants
Warriors

30. Travelers Traders Migrants Warriors
Which group is likely to have the biggest influence on cultural diversity now? Why?
Travelers
Traders
Migrants
Warriors

31. How does this photo connect to the idea of cultural diffusion?
Ger with Satellite Dish. Blue Peak Travel Photography. 3 March 2013 <

32. Ancient Cultural Hearths. Mr. Chavez’s World Geography Page
Ancient Cultural Hearths. Mr. Chavez’s World Geography Page. 3 March 2013 <

33. Property of Oakland Schools
Author: Carol Egbo
Editor: Amy Bloom